Check Point Advisories

Qualys Security Scanner

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1432
Date Published:	27 Dec 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 23 November, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Qualys is a vulnerability scanning product. Remote attackers can use Qualys to detect vulnerabilities on a target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block Qualys vulnerability scanning attempts.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Qualys Security Scanner protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Scanner Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Qualys Security Scanner